Join the ENYCHP and Cornell scientists on July 15 for our annual Champlain Valley Summer Orchard Meeting! This year we will be meeting at Hart Apple Farm to learn about the varieties they are growing in one of their newer plantings, hear updates from faculty and extension agents on their current research projects, and view a few of Mike's local thinning projects firsthand.

DEC credits in categories 22, 1A, and 10 will be available. Refreshments will be provided.

Free to attend, however we do ask that you register ahead so we know how many people to expect. Rain date is July 16.

Register at: 

https://apps.ideal-logic.com/c...

Agenda:

1:00 - 1:05 | DEC Credit Check In

1:05 - 1:15 | Welcome and Intro - Mike Basedow and Randy Hart

1:15 - 1:30 | Experience with varieties and rootstocks on this planting - Randy Hart

1:30 - 1:50 | Managing Late Summer Diseases - Kerik Cox

1:50 - 2:10 | Insect Management (woolly apple aphid and apple gall midge) - Monique Rivera

2:10- 2:30 | Bloom Thinning with the New Pollen Tube Growth Model - Greg Peck and Emily Kawano

2:30 - 2:50 | Managing Bitter Pit and Fruit Color in Honeycrisp - Lailiang Cheng

2:50 - 3:10 | Towards Correcting the Biennial Bearing Habit of Honeycrisp - Dan Donahue

3:10 - 3:30 | Thinning at 12mm with the new thinning material Brevis - Mike Basedow

3:30 - 3:45 | Crop Insurance Options for Fruit Growers - Does Whole Farm Revenue Make Sense? - Liz Higgins

3:45 - 3:55 | Rinieri Mechanical Weed Management Trial Updates - Mike Basedow

3:55 - 4:00 | Final questions and end meeting